"All personnel are aware that Navy will not tolerate unacceptable behaviour," he said in a statement.

The navy inquiry found no clear evidence of systemic unacceptable behaviour or a deep-seated culture of hazing ceremonies or rituals within the ship.

Separate to the administrative inquiry, the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service conducted its own inquiry.

It sent a brief of evidence to the Director of Military Prosecutions, who declined to launch any prosecutions on grounds that there was insufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction.

Vice Admiral Griggs called at the time of the initial allegations for others to come forward if they knew of other instances of the alleged behaviour.